"The Audacity...": Sitharaman slams TMC over 'biased budget' jibe

The Trinamool Congress and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday were in a stand-off in Rajya Sabha. This was over TMC's allegation of ignoring West Bengal in the Union budget and the release of Central funds.

Nirmala Sitharaman responded to the ‘not getting central funds’ claims of the Trinamool and said, “For the last 10 years, Bengal has not implemented many PM Modi-led central government schemes and now it has the audacity to question me."

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday hit out at the Centre for not mentioning any special benefits for Opposition-ruled states such as West Bengal, Telangana, and Punjab. The TMC referred to the union budget as the ‘Andhra-Bihar’ budget, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party attempted to keep its allies, JD(U) and TDP, happy.

Trinamool Congress put up a cryptic post on social media striking off Union Budget-2024 and writing ‘Andhra-Bihar Budget’. Earlier, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee took to X and wrote, “This BUDGET is a complete failure with ZERO WARRANTY, presented by a FAILED FINANCE MINISTER OF A FAILED GOVERNMENT. Instead of tackling urgent issues like unemployment, rising prices and growing inflation, the BJP has crafted a budget to bribe its coalition partners and buy time before the government IMPLODES!"